how you deal with that in copenhagen?>> i think people just throw their bicycle against the wall where they live normally. but it is a responsibility for the city. that is why we have parking spaces were people live and work and shop. -- where people live and work and shop. that is a discussion every time, what is adequate? >> in the netherlands, if you want to have a permit to build a house, it is mandatory that there is a place to park your bike. in rotterdam, they have the same situation. there, they put bicycle boxes on the street. the people who do not have space to park their by -- park their bike in the house, they can put their plight on the lockable shelters on the streets. in the netherlands, they provide for this problem. >> the amount of space that a bicycle and needs versus the amount of space that a car needs. at the very least, we would require parking. if you think about bicycles being the mode of travel, you should require bicycle parking be more convenient. next question. >> going off the bicycle parking

you could say that the voters in copenhagen are very positive about this. last election, it was partly run up by some of the politicians, and one of those was our mayor.

you could say that the voters in copenhagen are very positive abo

. >> think in copenhagen, the status of the car has changed. people are not used to having cars anymore. they sometimes use a car and go to a car sharing club or something. it is socially acceptable to cycle. 30, 40 years ago, you would maybe be seen as a loser if he came on a bicycle, -- if you came on a bicycle, but now it is for everybody. everyone is cycling. it is not, the former generation in the 60's, denmark, they could afford to buy a car and they really enjoyed it. they wanted to show it, and all trips they made or made by cars, the the new generation has a completely different view. >> i already gave my answer during my presentation. it is everything, especially if it is business or businessmen, it is money driven. show it is comparative in cost or it is less cost for business. because if you show that, there is a discussion. >> let me ask before i go to the next question, what in your experience the you believe was the most influential and excepting the different stages of the car and its role in the city? i am sure over 40 years, y

he has been the coordinating of a car-free cities conference and another conference in copenhagen. nils. >> i'm very happy to be here today and i'm going to talk about planning for a wide range of users, not just for the strong cyclists. i'm not too familiar with this. it's very easy. just keep to the right. in our cycling policy, we present a starting point for the policies for cycling, what we call the transport quality and we are looking at safety, of course, which are the statistics, but we also very much looking at the sense of safety or the sense of security that you feel safe, that the cyclists feel safe and that's not just the strong cyclist, but cycle groups, different cyclist groups should feel safe when they cycle in traffic. then we look at the traveling speeds which is important because we are competing with the cars and public transport. we are looking at health aspects and we are looking at how you experience the city and its life, how you're being part of the city scene and then we're looking at comfort, and all of these things make up the transport quality. we have

and i'm based in copenhagen but the think tank has a little small office in the heart of our slow and the building has also been badly damaged but no one has been hurt luckily. norway's one of the founding members of nato involved afghanistan and iraq and more recently libya could these attacks just be about revenge. are they said it could be linked to foreign policy it could as you mentioned be sensitive do with the mohammed cartoons we have seen sort of protest in the capital of norway in or slow you know linked to the tunes and certainly this could very well be the case. now law in europe has been set with issues over immigration as well maybe another angle here some saying it was giving safe haven to terrorists might lax immigration policies be a factor maybe beyond these attacks do you think. i think we can say that it might have something to do with it one could ask oneself why norway and why not denmark and i think that the danish intelligence service has luckily prevented terror attacks in copenhagen and maybe just maybe the norwegian intelligence service has not been as alert

we have seen the failed attacks on and copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we didn't governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to culture. all sorts not just of dogs as director of future terrorism project at the foundation for defense of democracies in washington d.c. sir thank you for being on r.t. to talk about these very unfortunate events in the norwegian capital tonight and just as well it has to be said that noise participation in nato operations has been identified as a major factor maybe behind these attacks at least that's the claim of a group called the helpers of global jihad who said they are responsible for these one of these events tonight but why norway do you think well first of all we have to look to whole history between the jihadist movement the wonder claims and so good name today and those who find themselves a different name five six years ago norway has been you know over the past decade on. that was announced by usama bin ladin now dead and by someone here and at that time in the middle we've been as

in copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we think governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to call it ok. thank you for being on the programs appreciate it will just bring you up to date if you've just joined us in just catching up with this news in the last few years a very sad story emerging from oslo tonight the norwegian capital a massive bombs going off in a central it is the latest pictures we've got through in an office says the prime minister's office wearing the prime ministry in saudi said to be saved by state secretary christian. saying within last few hours the situation is the worst this country's ever seen preliminary reports that a car bomb has gone off the blast was so powerful indeed it blew out windows over a one kilometer radius witnesses say the nearby oil ministry building was also caught fire with thick smoke seen rising from it a bit of conflicting news earlier reports saying it was a car bomb and some other reports saying it may have gone off inside a seventeen story building where again but still

we have seen the failed attacks on copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we didn't governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to culture . spokes watermark over the history lecture from oxford university told me norway's involvement in nato military campaigns could be another reason the army attack. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in on actions by and nato from libya to afghanistan will have been the basis for some backlash now whether that by flash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group or to his holster or to region major involvement. is what we see at the scene and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one was a huge bomb of the federal. it would be left. to the work of islamic terrorists and it turned out to work a very christian fundamentalist mission and also to the u.s. government so with the proviso that we should not rule out all the possibilities the most likely explanation is obviously there's always a l

seen it several times we saw it nine eleven middle of london we have seen the failed attacks on copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we didn't governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to culture european m.p. for the u.k. independence party gerrard bad things europe has invited terrorism with policy of unlimited immigration cultural. i think that in many ways we invited this problem because hand in hand with mass unlimited immigration into prices like britain and also into into places like denmark and sweden and norway not quite as bad as ours but by a large amount of immigration we've actually also had this policy of multiculturalism and i like to draw a distinction if i can between what i call private multiculturalism and public state sponsored multiculturalism private multiculturalism where people enjoy their religious and cultural customs in private that's for i don't have a problem and i think you know i went to a hindu wedding recently and i really enjoyed it they really made me welcome on a lovely time the problem tha

public and the international media when it didn't advance as far as people thought they would in copenhagen in two thousand and nine what are you and your committee preparing to do to make sure that these talks are even more productive than those ones are copenhagen is that it's the only. they'll it deals with one a one issue that's climate change. real prostrate who would have deal with a whole range of issues and as you know a system developed to house three pyrrhus economic development which include economy governors and secondly the social development ukraine magic and of the scope of the social given a place of it's a huge the third want this environment of protection so those are three pillars we have three pillars and i think that we should also find a way to integrate the three of them and for us from three years or even more you know my impression is that a lot of attention has been given or attached to that it cannot development and the environment of course there was a history too that there was some candidly you know either not now with the latest development in the middle east

seen it several times we saw it nine eleven middle of london we have seen the failed attacks on copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we didn't governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to culture political analyst a military expert either a whole lot of believes that terror groups will use any pretext to attack targets to advance their aims. terrorism is not an ideology it's a method and it's a method of the minority here you know the group that has never been heard of before tries to make good p.r. using violence and they can use any pretext for that involvement in afghanistan involvement in iraq or you know that many conscious that have no involvement in nato operations leg or russia also suffer from this kind of terrorism so i would not put a direct link between afghanistan and for instance and norway paying the price for it terrorist attacks are intended to produce. and to affect public opinion and it's a sin is to make. the victims for those terrorist groups but you know norway is a very specific conscious as well as a r

pretty close to the copenhagen processing and it was widely perceived the copenhagen meeting failed toroduce anything but that was a misconception what happened-- would happen was the body into the agreement by the wealthiest of developing countries india, china brazil and south africa and they signed on to the copenhagen accord. under the accord they all played -- pledged carbon emissions by a 2020 under the accord committed they give two-thirds of the way to read need to be. and so we only need another 1/3 per hour is anyone doing anything? they are rather surprisingly. even the united states. with a 17% reduction below 2005 levels you are already at negative 9%. as a result of a lot of initiatives but at the state level as well. in a few months time we will cv opening of the larger missions in california there is a number of government initiatives including the standards and proposals for putting fuel efficiency standards to have an impact as well. and i am confident that u.s. will achieve that target. at the battle of the moment to give the carbon pricing but the most surprising is

bank and climate change funds over the last two years or of the thirty billion agreed to at the copenhagen summit in two thousand and nine which by the way still hasn't been realized and that sounds like a lot of money but then you compare it to the three point seven trillion and counting the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan of cost and it starts to pale in comparison how about the recent reports that it cost twenty point two billion dollars a year just for air conditioning in iraq or afghanistan or the twenty two point nine billion dollars a year the pentagon spends just on battling rust and you start realizing if we want to we could find the resources to devote or at least enough buyers of our debt to to devote those resources there so what role could america play in this worldwide necessity of green tech and why do we choose not to enjoin we've discussed this is david roberts senior staff writer at grist dot org david first thoughts on this report of one point nine trillion dollars a year until what do they say for the next forty years is that sound like a huge estimate like a lot of m

merchant banking joining us on the line from copenhagen tonight thanks for being on the program let's talk about france first if we can what might happen if france europe's second biggest powerhouse economy hits the buffers do you think well of course the same way as we've seen other countries in europe call in that case it's the end of the line for the european bailout experiment which should be clear cause that france is not bankrupt fundamentally in any way that's similar to greece but if markets decide to cut from funds then even healthy governments control costs and that i guess is the risk that we're faced with here but it is a big board is going to put it all in is in a bit to try and the problem is even further in france is being told it does need to bring in these cuts to avoid this worst case scenario there's already deep resentment of course among the french to a higher retirement days and talked about last year a lot of trouble over that can sarkozy risk angering the public so close to the election with any more tightening of a belt. well i think there's obviously a politi

up with the way of the world is changing in the future and considering the fact that even at the copenhagen summit the deal that they made in two thousand and nine the none of them money has been realized yet it doesn't really seem all that promising unfortunately david thanks so much for joining us tonight thank you. still to come tonight now high a law breaker earnhardt's whole side award for his actions over a caught on dash cam video for the show that hit you in a moment and now we have our midweek edition of happy hour the t.s.a. says that terrorists are planning attacks by smuggling bombs into the u.s. inside of their bodies and waited for you here while it was right after this to go . into little or military mechanisms to deal with the to bring justice for accountability. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some o

copenhagen says the measures aimed at combating crime like drug trafficking and immigrgration. critics fear it could undermine the treaty that creates a borderless the zone amongst eu states. denmark says the plan does not violate the agreement allowing for the free movement of people and goods. it seems everyone is saving thesese da. >> slash and burn time. burning by the protesters, slashing by the government. the portuguese parliament passed an austerity package earlier on friday. italy is not holding out its hand for money, but it has one of the highest public debt levels in the world. the government adopted a reform program. the rating agencies are warning of risks because of italy's weak growth prospects. >>italians have been -- there is minuscule economic growth. rom's answer is almost 50 billion heroes in cuts and tax increases. >> we have chosen an option that will promote economic growth, but we will not place undue hardship on the people. it is a sensible package that respects our commitments and market dynamics. >> berlusconi wants to cut pay, pensions, and healthh

we know about copenhagen, we know about cancun, we know about a whole range of sort of rhetoric focused on the issue. what's the reality of how governments are responding to the crisis you described? >> well, the reality, charlie,-- and peter should add to this-- some governments are responding impressively. i'll give you an example. norway, which has been a huge investor in thingslike anti-deforestation and other things like that. and some governments-- like ours here in the united states-- have been... have responded very weakly so far. but i think actually an approach that bob zell leg of the world bank describes as in this case the coalitions of the willing is getting traction. and smaller deals as compared to 166 nations trying to agree on one approach-- succeeding kyoto, cancun and so forth-- smaller deals t important ones are actually being done. >> rose: give an example. >> well, the anti-deforestation program which actually was an complishment at copenhagen in which conservation international has tremendous role in is actually making progress around the world. and peter, you sh

the creases came right into our banks were primarily concerned about parents banks in stockholm copenhagen or always low so this is. it was of secondary importance to them they stopped issuing loans and started exporting capital to help parents and banks of course all vats has an effect on the situation here. daria is two and a half years old but much of her life has passed without her father he's been working in germany to make a living. meanwhile mother brother and eldest sister live in. well where is your daddy. you know daddy let's look for him. there is a picture of him oh here that's right well don i know most of you know whenever she sees a man in the street the first thing she says is mom this is a man and in daddy. she says that just in case the man responds. he tried to work. an internet cafe in germany to speak to his family by making a video call so that the questions we get at school are real mind blowers again you go with them yeah this five minutes of internet chat keeps the family in contact until they can be with them for real again and that could be six months away. this

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we had a number of chinese leading business people on the copenhagen climate council. and, um, i remember when the announcement was made by the department in china that they were going to target a 45% reduction in be emissions intensity, that our chinese colleagues were saying, technocrats were telling i, this is impossible. it just won't happen. and yet it did happen. and they're on target to do more. just the week before last we had the premier visiting australia who's the fourth most powerful man in china. they announced seven emissions trading schemes in china, and it's widely anticipated that within the next five years or so china may well join the european trading scheme which will create a global bloc, very, very powerful emissions trading unit. so there's a lot happening, there's no guarantee of success, but i think we're on a path to start dealing with the problem. hello. have you got a question? very good. >> why are there clouds on that book? >> why are there clouds on that book? [laughter] well, that's a great question. see, my publisher in australia though